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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 309294, member: 2844&quot;]That is beautiful, Ruth.</p><p>I can see how you would think Iran or Iraq (and Syria). But the floral scrolls could also be the European influence in coastal North Africa.</p><p>The marks are too worn or badly punched to make a definitive decision, I think.</p><p>But Oran would certainly be a possibility. It says in the very interesting article in the link below that the Jews from Tlemcen had been invited to join the Jewish community in Oran by the local Bey, so Oran is a good bet.</p><p><a href="https://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-oran-algeria/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-oran-algeria/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bh.org.il/jewish-community-oran-algeria/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think Kabyle is likely, that is a distinctly Berber culture, and Berber Jewish silversmiths made Berber style items.</p><p>My Berber Jewish earrings, Tunisia or Algeria. Scrollwork yes, but very simple engraving on flat, cast silver, no repoussé:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]102149[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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